I am preparing for my return trip back to Kazakhstan. I decided to launch this site about 3-4 weeks before flying to Almaty. This is a perfect set of videos to help promote Kazakhstan. The country has changed since I left in late 1999. Kazakhstan - Heart of Eurasia [youtube="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M05zOGMJQi0"] Source: … [Read more...] about Welcome to Kazakhstan
2013
BBC: US criticises Vietnam internet control law
Been awhile since I wrote anything related to politics here in Vietnam. The BBC published online a report about the US Embassy (in Hanoi) criticizing the Vietnamese government's new stance to ban online discussion of current political events related to Vietnam. No surprise here, it has been talked about for a couple years now. News website aggregator, such as BaoMoi.com, … [Read more...] about BBC: US criticises Vietnam internet control law
Mozilla Popcorn Maker is awesome
I am playing with Mozilla Popcorn Maker with my ICT students this summer. This online software is awesome. It allows users to easy edit videos and sound online. My students love it. Here is something I created in about 10 minutes. Sorry, I need to edit the width of the video later. … [Read more...] about Mozilla Popcorn Maker is awesome
Crazy Saigon Motorbike Rider
I was riding around the traffic circle near the Ben Thanh Market today. There was a tourist in front of me crossing the crosswalk towards the bus station so I slowed down. To my right was a Honda SH who did not seem to slow down so I went a bit slower. There was little room between us, same ole same ole fight for space if you want to ride a motorbike in Saigon. Then all of … [Read more...] about Crazy Saigon Motorbike Rider
Paintings at Ru Pho Bar
Some of the paintings you will see at Ru Pho Bar in Saigon. … [Read more...] about Paintings at Ru Pho Bar